Station FPKG1 - Search and Rescue Data

8670870 - Fort Pulaski, GA
32.035 N 80.903 W (32°2'5" N 80°54'11" W)

Right whales are active off GA from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas and times along the U.S. East Coast. It is illegal to approach right whales within 500 yards. To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike.

Average surface winds - six hour block.

Date (UTC)	Average Wind Dir (True)	Average Wind Spd (Knots)	Wind Obs	Average Seas (Feet)	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)	Water Temp. Obs
2024-05-20 0600Z	40	10	57	-	70	54	75	60
2024-05-20 0000Z	61	9	51	-	71	35	76	54
2024-05-19 1800Z	51	4	56	-	77	48	75	60
2024-05-19 1200Z	291	6	49	-	74	38	76	54
2024-05-19 0600Z	226	5	60	-	73	60	75	60
2024-05-19 0000Z	226	4	57	-	75	50	76	57
2024-05-18 1800Z	282	8	58	-	73	53	76	60
2024-05-18 1200Z	267	7	56	-	76	53	76	55
2024-05-18 0600Z	259	3	60	-	75	57	76	60
2024-05-18 0000Z	196	5	55	-	77	54	76	58
2024-05-17 1800Z	156	3	60	-	79	54	76	60
2024-05-17 1200Z	245	3	60	-	77	60	76	60
2024-05-17 0600Z	213	3	60	-	75	60	76	60
2024-05-17 0000Z	325	2	57	-	80	55	76	57
2024-05-16 1800Z	315	10	59	-	83	60	76	60
2024-05-16 1200Z	305	8	60	-	73	58	75	58
2024-05-16 0600Z	273	5	53	-	73	53	76	53
2024-05-16 0000Z	261	8	36	-	83	36	76	36
2024-05-15 1800Z	251	9	52	-	85	55	75	55
2024-05-15 1200Z	259	8	60	-	76	60	75	60

The six-hour averages are calculated as follows:

The 0000Z average uses data from 2100Z to 0259Z.
The 0600Z average uses data from 0300Z to 0859Z.
The 1200Z average uses data from 0900Z to 1459Z.
The 1800Z average uses data from 1500Z to 2059Z.

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